Earnie Killum

Earnest Killum (June 11, 1948 June 11, 2020) was an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After starring for Stetson from 1968 to 1970, averaging a school-record 24.9 points over two seasons and earning All-America honors,[1] he was selected by the Lakers with the thirteenth pick (30th overall) in the second round of the 1970 NBA Draft. An ankle injury limited him to only four games,[2] in which he averaged 0.3 points and 0.5 rebounds.[3]

Earnie Killum
Personal information
Born(1948-06-11)June 11, 1948
Clarksdale, Mississippi
DiedJune 11, 2020(2020-06-11) (aged 72)
Atlanta, Georgia
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
College
NBA draft1970 / Round: 2 / Pick: 30th overall
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
PositionGuard
Number20
Career history
1971Los Angeles Lakers
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Killum departed the league after the 1970-71 season and played the next year in Europe before retiring. He is one of only two Stetson alumni to play in the NBA, along with Lorenzo Williams, and was elected into the school's athletic Hall of Fame in 1983.[1]

He became a vice principal at Milton High School in Alpharetta, Georgia in the early 2000s.

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